Weekly Subscription News: Watching, Weighing and Working

Featuring Gannett, Zoom, YouTube, Apple and Instagram

It may have been a short week for most of us, but it was a busy one. Gannett will invest in a product-review site, hoping to compete against rival The Wirecutter, which is owned by The New York Times. Also, Apple will start charging for its premium streaming subscription service, Apple TV+, soon; Zoom has acquired a German startup to offer real-time translation to meetings, and creators weight their options as Apple and Spotify try to woo them with their subscription podcast offerings.

Gannett Invests to Boost Product-Review Site, Hoping to Rival NYT’s Wirecutter
Wall Street Journal

The Free Ride Is Over: Apple Will Soon Start Charging for TV+
Macworld

Zoom to Acquire German Startup to Bring Real-Time Translation to Meetings
TechCrunch

YouTube, Hollywood Park to Open 6K-Seat YouTube Theater to Host Creator Events, Concerts
Tubefilter

Creators Weigh Options as Apple, Spotify Roll Out Subscription Podcasts
The Hollywood Reporter

Third-Party Subscriptions Come to Amazon, the Internet’s ‘Everything Store’
PYMNTS.com

German Watchdog Probes Apple’s Market Dominance
BBC News

Instagram Is Working on a Paid Stories Subscription Feature
Engadget

Filed in Entertainment and Streaming, Mergers and Acquisitions, News, Pricing, Regulation and Compliance, Subscription Boxes

Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!